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to get rid of as useless or unwanted
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Recent Examples of exorcised
Thanks to stellar performances from Landen O’Neil and Loyola commit Leo Kavey, the program exorcised its demons Sunday.
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Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
17 May 2026
Now, with the burden of history lifted and the demons of past Masters Sundays exorcised, McIlroy exudes a freedom his past steps around this place did not enjoy.
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Justin Ray,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
An opinion offered offhand suggests a secret wickedness that must be exorcised.
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Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2026
Natalie, a ghost who forgot she was exorcised, asks who is going to get the Pinocchio mask.
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Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
The ghost of Subway has been fully exorcised from the restaurant.
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Natalie Hoy,
Southern Living,
28 Dec. 2025
Playing in their third straight title game, Torrey Pines finally exorcised their demons, defeating Westview 20-13 to earn the program’s first Division 1 section title.
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Clark Fahrenthold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Nov. 2025
Michel then insisted on being exorcised and her parents sought the help of Father Arnold Renz and Father Ernst Alt, who performed a host of exorcisms beginning in September 1975.
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Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
At the very least, something is being purged or exorcised here; some intergenerational score is being settled, some deep resentment being aired, if only in perilous play.
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Catherine Nicholson,
The New York Review of Books,
9 Oct. 2025
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
17 May 2026
Now, with the burden of history lifted and the demons of past Masters Sundays exorcised, McIlroy exudes a freedom his past steps around this place did not enjoy.
—
Justin Ray,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
An opinion offered offhand suggests a secret wickedness that must be exorcised.
—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2026
Natalie, a ghost who forgot she was exorcised, asks who is going to get the Pinocchio mask.
—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
The ghost of Subway has been fully exorcised from the restaurant.
—
Natalie Hoy,
Southern Living,
28 Dec. 2025
Playing in their third straight title game, Torrey Pines finally exorcised their demons, defeating Westview 20-13 to earn the program’s first Division 1 section title.
—
Clark Fahrenthold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Nov. 2025
Michel then insisted on being exorcised and her parents sought the help of Father Arnold Renz and Father Ernst Alt, who performed a host of exorcisms beginning in September 1975.
—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
At the very least, something is being purged or exorcised here; some intergenerational score is being settled, some deep resentment being aired, if only in perilous play.
—
Catherine Nicholson,
The New York Review of Books,
9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exorcised
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This was corrected, and the vermouth was discarded.
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Inspectors stopped food preparation immediately and tomato soup prepared with the brown water was discarded.
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Some people like to come back to fresh bedding, a tidy closet, and an empty hamper so that everything from the trip can be dumped or sorted right away.
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Workers were seen in recent days removing algae from the Reflecting Pool, and on Tuesday morning, crews dumped bottles of hydrogen peroxide into the water.
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On Tuesday, investors unloaded at least some of their holdings in these stocks.
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Following the news that Major League Baseball stated that members of the San Francisco Giants violated the league's rules by writing Bible verses on their pride hats, Dan Dakich unloaded on the league.
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Starmer ditched some of his predecessor’s more left-wing policies and apologized for antisemitism that an internal investigation concluded had been allowed to spread under Corbyn.
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Seminole commissioners are furious that Lynx wants to hike costs for its mass transit service — even after the county ditched most of its bus routes last January due to a lack of riders.
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Foundation board treasurer Mark Rahman, a volunteer with the National Alliance on Mental Illness Tri Valley who also lost a child to suicide, supports Alan's parents' mission to bring good from their grief.
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Having lost to Mexico in the tournament's opening game and then drawn with Czechia, South Africa came into this game at the foot of the table.
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“Exorcised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exorcised. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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